I haven't posted a journal here in almost three years, because I couldn't find the button to start a new entry. ...yeah, it turns out that it's at the bottom of the page.

So... hi, Slashdot. I used to be really active here, but now I mostly lurk and read. I've missed you.

This weekend (I think, maybe earlier), Slashdot published some statistics about the most active people. Apparently I am in the top four most active commenters for the past month and the past quarter. This is quite depressing.

In happier, and unrelated news, my FreeBSD commit bit was approved this weekend, so I can now cause untold destruction on the Internet at large...

http://365immigrants.blogspot.com/2011/10/abdulfattah-john-jandali.html

http://365immigrants.blogspot.com/2011/09/charles-k-kao.html

My current phone is a Nokia N80. I've had it a few years and I'm reasonably happy with it, but it has a fault with the charging circuit and it's pretty bulky, so I'm thinking about replacing it. Unfortunately, there seem to be about 3,000 different options with no competent way of way of working out which one is sensible.

I mainly use my phone as... a phone. So, the most important feature for me is the ability to make and receive calls. Because I am a cheapskate, this includes SIP (and WiFi), since my SIP provider charges a lot less than my mobile provider when calling landlines. I really like WebOS in terms of UI, but that seems to rule the Pre out because the only WebOS SIP client is alpha quality and doesn't integrate with the address book. This is something that Nokia does really well - the SIP client is fully integrated, so I can just select someone from my address book and select Internet Call to make the call. No extra skill required.

Beyond that, the only thing I really need is to be able to sync contacts via bluetooth and to use it as a modem via bluetooth - both pretty standard features, I'd assume, since my last three phones have had them.

In terms of smartphone features, I'm not that bothered. A programming environment that supports native code so that I can port my ObjC runtime would be nice - I have no interest in VM-based crap - but aside from that I don't have any strong requirements.

I would, however, like decent battery life and a small size, and ideally a nice camera. The bulk and poor battery life of my N80 means that I quite often leave it at home.

So, any suggestions?

A man who dies rich dies disgraced.

- Andrew Carnegie

http://365immigrants.blogspot.com/2011/08/andrew-carnegie.html

Huh, I had no idea!

http://365immigrants.blogspot.com/2011/08/eddie-van-halen.html

... not bad for anyone, much less an undocumented immigrant.

http://365immigrants.blogspot.com/2011/08/juan-hernandez-campos.html

http://365immigrants.blogspot.com/2011/07/manuel-lara-lopez.html

http://365immigrants.blogspot.com/2011/07/jesus-manuel-cordova.html .

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http://365immigrants.blogspot.com/2011/07/william-shatner.html

(Hopefully there is enough whitespace to overcome Slashdot in full retard mode?)

http://365immigrants.blogspot.com/2011/07/arianna-huffington.html

I found this and immediately thought everyone here would enjoy this. It's a shot of Michelle Bachman's naked ass taken apparently with her knowledge.

http://4.images.theweek.com/img/dir_0041/20969_article_main.jpg?42